Two Sauk Rapids students were among nearly 450 others taking part in the 89th annual Christmas concert at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.
They are the following: Tony Hommerding, son of Cheryl Hommerding, a sophomore in choir; and Quentin Markfort, son of Kristen and William Markfort, a senior in the Chapel Choir.
The concerts will be held in Memorial Auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. The musicians then travel to Minneapolis for concerts held at Orchestra Hall at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. The Concordia Christmas Concert is one of the best-known events in the Midwest, with thousands attending each year. The concerts are staged with exceptional lighting and a full-sized mural that will illuminate the theme, “Let Every Heart Awake and Sing.”